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TR’s State Newswire Cox California Telecom LLC, the Greenlining Institute, and the Utility Reform Network are asking the Public Utilities Commission to approve a settlement agreement under which Cox will be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier. After Cox filed…Continue reading

San Francisco Public Press by: Chantal Jolagh Environmental and community groups are looking for ways to replace the $500 million for energy conservation, transportation and other green programs that Gov. Jerry Brown persuaded the Legislature in mid-June to borrow to…Continue reading

American Banker by: Orson Aguilar and Sasha Werblin In April 2000, a coalition of community groups led by The Greenlining Institute called on then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to crack down on predatory subprime mortgage lending, warning that regulators had…Continue reading

Recordnet.com By Almendra Caprizo STOCKTON — Emma Smith remembers when the city tore down the once-vibrant Little Manila community during the 1960s in downtown to make way for the Crosstown Freeway. Smith, now 73, recalls families being driven out of…Continue reading

The Skanner by: Lisa Loving The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week called out the U.S. Attorney General for not doing enough to help consumers RealtyTrac reported last week that Oregon is the second hottest spot in the nation for…Continue reading

CNET By Dara Kerr A coalition of local organizations tells Uber that if it wants to have a hub in Oakland, then it “should really roll up its sleeves and work with Oakland.” Uber announced it would open an extension…Continue reading